Despite the increase in worldwide BOP and FOP labelling regulations, labelling research and reviews focus mainly on western countries with limited peer-reviewed analysis on labelling in countries in the global South (11, 14– 22).
Survey data from the United States, where mandatory nutrition labelling was implemented in 1994, showed that in 1997 practically all packages from a representative sample of food products falling under the national labelling regulation had nutrition labels (Brecher et al., 2000).
Labeling disclosure regulation would fall under the generally GMO-friendly U.S. Department of Agriculture USDAA), not the more health-conscience Food and Drug Administration FDAA), which already regulates labeling food ingredients.
Athletes are warned not to take supplements because there is little federal regulation in labeling.
America's two biggest agricultural exports -- corn and soybeans -- could be greatly threatened by the new regulations to label the product, industry officials say.
One problem with that argument is that, thanks to the bio-tech industry's own lobbying prowess, there is no federal regulation on labeling, only an informal ruling, and therefore nothing to pre-empt.
The actions include effective regulation, standardisation, labelling and certification, innovation-friendly public procurement and sector-specific intellectual property conditions.
GM crops: Conservatives do not oppose research into genetically modified foods and other crops, but demand strict regulation and labeling.
That's part of the reason it's perfectly legal under current FDA regulations to label a food product as "pumpkin" when it's actually closer to squash.
As a result, the core fight for many anti-GMO groups is eliminating GMOs, starting with regulations to label GMO products.
